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Director: Anthony
C. Arnold, MD
Fellowship Coordinator: Janet
Buckley
The Neuro-Ophthalmology Division offers an
unfunded one-year International Fellowship in the study of neuro-ophthalmology.
The international fellowship prepares graduates for careers in academic
ophthalmology with an emphasis on ischemic and inflammatory diseases of
the optic nerve, optic nerve tumors and hereditary optic neuropathies. The international
fellow is expected to obtain a UCLA J-1 Visa
and permission from the California Medical Board to participate in clinical activities through
its Section 2111 program. The international fellow must speak English well enough
to communicate independently with patients and staff. The international
fellow must maintain health and repatriation insurance and have adequate
funds to cover living expenses for the year.
Program Description: The International Fellowship
in Neuro-Ophthalmology Research is a research fellowship. Eighty percent
of the fellow's time is spent in neuro-ophthalmology research. The combined
interests of the fellowship preceptor and the international fellow determine
subject areas for study. Twenty percent of the fellow's time is spent in
incidental patient care related to the research program. Applicants should
be proficient in the evaluation and management of patients with neuro-ophthalmologic
disorders before commencing the fellowship. One year of protected research
time permits the fellow to start and end one or several meaningful research
projects without the demands and distractions of patient care. Applicants
must demonstrate a commitment to academic ophthalmology and have plans
for using the fellowship training after returning home. At the completion
of training, the Jules Stein Eye Institute issues an International Fellowship
certificate.
Research: The international fellow is expected
to undertake several clinical research projects during the year. The results
of these clinical investigations are presented at local and national scientific
meetings, and at the Research and Alumni Day of the Jules Stein Eye Institute.
A Microsurgery Laboratory is available for animal surgery experiments.
Collaboration with members of the vision science faculty can be arranged
for projects of mutual interest. Excellent computer facilities, graphics
services, statistical consultation and other services are available.
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Facilities
» Education
Facilities
Clinical Experience: Incidental clinical
experience related to the research program is gained by working in the
Neuro-Ophthalmology Suite. The Section 2111 appointment enables the international
fellow to participate in the evaluation and management of patients in the
examination suite. A faculty preceptor examines all patients seen by the
international fellow. Surgical experience is gained by observing and assisting
during surgery, supplemented by experimental work in the Microsurgery Laboratory.
» Patient
Care Facilities
» Neuro-Ophthalmology
Division
Teaching: The educational experience of
the international fellow is augmented by participation in Jules Stein Eye
Institute Courses and Grand Rounds, and by interaction with other members
of the Institute's full-time and clinical faculty. Teaching is an integral
part of the international fellowship experience. The international fellow
is expected to participate as an instructor in the neuro-ophthalmology
course offering of the year, the Neuro-Ophthalmology section of the American
Academy of Ophthalmology Basic and Clinical Science course for residents,
journal club and other courses offered by the Neuro-Ophthalmology Division.
The international fellow is expected to present interesting cases at Grand
Rounds and be an instructor or lecturer at courses offered at the annual
meetings of the North American Neuroophthalmology Society and the American
Academy of Ophthalmology.
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Education Courses
» Grand
Rounds
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